Airbrushing & Finishing: Thinning paint for airbrushing

<em>By Aaron Skinner</em> <div>Learn how to thin paint properly for your airbrush and get a great finish on your model</div> <div>Pg. 22</div>

Cover Story: Tips and techniques for mastering decals

<em>By Aaron Skinner</em> <div>What decals are and how to make them stick</div> <div>Pg. 28</div> <div> </div>

Cover Story: Troubleshooting decals

<em>By Aaron Skinner</em> <div>When things go wrong, here's a troubleshooting guide to help you straighten out your decals</div> <div>Pg. 31</div>

Cover Story: Applying decals step by step

<em>By Aaron Skinner</em> <div>Learn the best ways to apply decals as Aaron Skinner applies markings to his Hasegawa 1/42 scale P-51D</div> <div>Pg. 32</div>

Make your models stand out

<em>By Mike A. Muzyka</em> <div>Make your models memorable by making striking display bases</div> <div>Pg. 42</div>

FSM Basics: Working with clear parts

<em>By Matthew Usher</em> <div>Learn how to make your scale model's clear plastic parts look the best they can</div> <div>Pg. 25</div>

History you can model: The half-century voyage of the USS 'Enterprise'

<em>By Mark Hembree</em> <div>For more than 50 years, the USS <em>Enterprise</em> sailed the seas, giving modelers plenty of modeling opportunities</div> <div>Pg. 44</div>

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Portfolio: "Willie & Joe" in three dimensions

Modeler Nate Jones recreates World War II cartoonist Bill Mauldin's <em>Stars and Stripes</em> cartoons as 1/35 scale vignettes<div>Pg. 40</div>

G.W.H. 1/144 Avro Vulcan B.2

Gallery Models 1/48 scale H-34 U.S. Navy Rescue helicopter

G.W.H. 1/48 scale MiG-29 'Fulcrum-A'

HobbyBoss 1/700 scale USS 'Essex' LHD-2

Italeri 1/35 scale PT-109

Kinetic 1/48 scale F-5A Freedom Fighter

Meng 1/72 scale Fiat G.91R light fighter-bomber

Mirror Models 1/35 scale C15TA armored car

Tamiya 1/35 scale M1A2 SEP Abrams TUSK II

Trumpeter 1/35 scale BMP-1 IFV